Legal Opinion

Morgan v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided May 25, 2001No. CR-99-1972Published

1Opinion of the Court

On Application for Rehearing

McMILLAN, Presiding Judge.

This Court’s unpublished memorandum of April 27, 2001, is withdrawn, and the following is substituted therefor.

The appellant, Walter Lee Morgan, was found guilty of murder, and the trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment. Evidence at trial tended to show the following: On the night of June 27, 1999, Rose Marie Gibbs watched a movie with her sister, and then went with her to clean the “Wings Over Jordan” church. They finished cleaning shortly after midnight and drove to her sister’s house. The appellant, who was her sister’s…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Chavers v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
  2. Gray v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  3. Bogan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
  4. Heidelburg v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
  5. Lewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982

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